Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-06
THE STATE.
4 P~OLICEMAS's THEFT.

\ : THEFT.
A. \ Methodist camp meeting Just con-
in Harrison county, Dallas Sehon
was one of the policemen. A venerable
minister, named Johnson Twiggs, COM
planned to the authorities that a valuable
gold watch and So had been stolen from
his room, and he thought Policeman Sehon
had committed the theft. An arrest fol-
lowed, Init the property not being found
upon him he was about to he released,
when the watch was found by a boy near
the pOliceman's house, and the roll OF
money under a board. Being cornered,
SehOn made no defense, and was bound
over to the grand jury. As he was unable
TO give bail, he is now in Jail.
STATE NOTES.
Slight frosts have fallen in many lOcali-
ties. in this State, during the past
week, and the nights and mornings have
been quite cool.
The Clifton oil we'll gives promise Of
success. For = time last week it put forth
the best of oil product at the rate of one
hundred gallons per hour.
Chas. Detamore, who lives on the right
hand fork of Salt Lick, BraxtOn county,
was found dead in his room at his fathers
house Wednesday morning.
An accident occurred at a saw mill on
CHbell creek, Lincoln county, last Monday,
which resulted in the death of one man
and the fatal wOunding of another.
The mountain evangelist George o
Barnes, has laid siege to MOrehead, and
will convert a few of the criminals which
the courts and juries have failed to con-
yict.
Judge Guthrie has decided the question
OF the removal of the court house from
BarbOursville, in Cabell county, to the
city of Huntington, in favor of BLrbours-
Vile.
1t is said that Picklesimer, the Logan
county murderer, would have been lynched
ut the time he killed Williams had be no;
been taken away before the mob reached
the all.
Thursday morning Joseph Pelter, Of An,
gusta county, Va, shipped from ROnceyerte,
for the European market three car loads of
Greenbrier fat cattle, sixty head, averag-
ing 1900 pounds.
Henry White, Jr., of P~ocahontas county,
had the misfortune to have a cash cut in
his face with an Ak below the right eye
while working az the steam sawmill on
Browns creek, a few days ago.
Frank Tolley, a son of Mr. WIN. Tolley,
residing near Ronceyerte, was bitten last
week by a vicious dog belonging to q
neighbOr. The animal seized the boy by
the leg tearing the flesh aud penetrating to
the bone.
A New York gentleman named Barnes
has Just concluded his annual visit to
Harrison county, this State, where be
purchased 500 lambs. This is his eth
season in Harrison county. One year be
purchased $4,000 lambs, paying $685. 0O
for them.
A distressing occurrence took place near
Fairview on Thursday of last week. A
Young child of Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Wright,
while playing with p bean hull, attempted
to swallow it and the shell lodged in the
infants throat, causing its death by suffo-
caJlOn III u lew nOuTS.
A little daughter of John Hawkins, Of
Colfax, Marion county, aged about nine
years, fell from a stone wall Tuesday, 8
distance o nine or ten feet, and in falling
she displaced a rock weighing about 15C
pounds, which fell on one Of her limbs,
crushing the thigh.
The noted old Red Sweet springs now
known as the Sweet Chslybeste springs,
was offered for sale by ]. d. Mccartney,
of Union, W. Va, who vas the suctioneel
employed. The property was started at
bid of $40, coo. The auctioneer postponed
the sale until August oath, at which time
the property was bid in by Mr.. John r
Ludlow, of Norfolk, Virgins, agent fol-
Mrs. John Kelley, at $4,000.